After last week's racing in Leogang, we are back with the fifth round of the 2023 Enduro World Cup.
In the U21 racing we saw repeat wins from both Emmy Lan and Lisandru Bertini as they remain dominant forces in 2023.
Isabeau Coudurier faced a close battle with fellow French racers Morgane Charre and Mélanie Pugin with a win on the final stage just pushing her ahead to take the race victory. Morgane Charre fell short of the top spot taking 2nd as Mélanie Pugin had a return to form in 3rd place.
The Elite Men's race saw Matthew Walker storm the final two stages to secure the race win in Italy. Alex Rudeau secured another top-three finish as he ended the day's racing 16 seconds back in 2nd. Richie Rude lost 31 seconds to the race winner on stage four costing him the overall win today, Rude still takes 3rd.
Check out the results below.
Results:
Elite Women
1st. Isabeau Coudurier: 41:03.360
2nd. Morgane Charre: 41:10.430
3rd. Mélanie Pugin: 41:20.730
4th. Gloria Scarsi: 41:50.530
5th. Hattie Harnden: 41:54.360
Elite Men
1st. Matthew Walker: 35:24.950
2nd. Alex Rudeau: 35:41.540
3rd. Richie Rude: 35:43.280
4th. Charlie Murray: 3:23.980
5th. Jesse Melamed: 35:47.370
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 44:38.970
2nd. Sophie Riva: 45:33.480
3rd. Elly Hoskin: 45:47.920
4th. Lia Ladbrook: 45:53.280
5th. Claire Chabbert: 46:00.130
U21 Men
1st. Lisandru Bertini: 36:28.130
2nd. Alexis Icardo: 36:50.600
3rd. Johnathan Helly: 37:08.140
4th. Raphaël Giambi: 37:08.460
5th. Jack Piercy: 37:14.410
The Race as it Happened:
Stage 1Video: Charlie Murray
Live Stage Updates1:18 am PDT: Lisandru Bertini Wins Stage 1 for the U21 MenLisandru Bertini has come out on top in the first challenge of today's race beating Johnathan Helly and Raphaël Giambi by 5.42 seconds.
1st. Lisandru Bertini: 7:17.780
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 7:23.200
3rd. Raphaël Giambi: 7:23.200
4th. Jack Piercy: 7:29.500
5th. Aiden Pate: 7:31.5201:25 am PDT: Lily Planquart Goes Fastest on Stage 1 by 6 SecondsLily Planquart starts the day with a big win on stage one as she leads the U21 Women by just over six seconds.
1st. Lily Planquart: 8:38.400
2nd. Lia Ladbrook: 8:44.480
3rd. Elly Hoskin: 8:52.980
4th. Emmy Lan: 8:56.620
5th. Claire Chabbert: 8:57.8202:41 am PDT: A French Domination on Stage 1 for the Elite WomenIsabeau Coudurier goes five seconds up as she leads Morgane Charre and Mélanie Pugin.
1st. Isabeau Coudurier: 8:09.680
2nd. Morgane Charre: 8:15.050
3rd. Mélanie Pugin: 8:17.070
4th. Gloria Scarsi: 8:19.450
5th. Noga Korem: 8:25.2503:07 am PDT: Alex Rudeau Takes Stage 1 in the Elite Men's RaceAlex Rudeau is on the hunt for another win as he leads Richie Rude on the first stage by around one and a half seconds.
1st. Alex Rudeau: 7:09.650
2nd. Richie Rude: 7:11.100
3rd. Rhys Verner: 7:13.650
4th. Matthew Walker: 7:15.440
5th. Jesse Melamed: 7:19.240 Stage 2Video: Charlie Murray
Live Stage Updates2:46 am PDT: Lisandru Bertini Takes Another Stage WinLisandru Bertini is carrying his winning pace into stage two as he leads the U21 men by just over a second..
1st. Lisandru Bertini: 9:10.750
2nd. Alexis Icardo: 9:11.820
3rd. Bailey Christie: 9:12.820
4th. Lief Rodgers: 9:16.600
5th. Wei Tien Ho: 9:23.130Overall After Stage 2:2:57 am PDT: Lily Planquart Takes Another Stage Win for FranceFrench riders are looking unstoppable so far today as Lily Planquart wins the second stage for the U21 Women by over 30 seconds.
1st. Lily Planquart: 10:43.630
2nd. Elly Hoskin: 11:14.850
3rd. Lily Boucher: 11:14.980
4th. Sophie Riva: 11:20.080
5th. Emmy Lan: 11:22.040Overall After Stage 2:4:14 am PDT: Hattie Harnden Secures the Win on Stage 2Hattie Harnden becomes the first non-French stage winner today as she finds almost ten seconds against Morgane Charre.
1st. Hattie Harnden: 10:21.280
2nd. Morgane Charre: 10:31.270
3rd. Chloe Taylor: 10:31.450
4th. Isabeau Coudurier: 10:34.200
5th. Bex Baraona: 10:36.200Overall After Stage 2:4:37 am PDT: Richie Rude Comes Out on Top for the Elite Men's Stage 2Richie Rude beats Jesse Melamed by over six seconds as he goes fastest on the second stage.
1st. Richie Rude: 8:43.300
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 8:49.450
3rd. Matthew Walker: 8:51.750
4th. Charlie Murray: 9:00.970
5th. Jack Menzies: 9:01.450Overall After Stage 2: Stage 3Video: Charlie Murray
3:32 am PDT: Lisandru Bertini is Unstoppable After 3 StagesLisandru Bertini has won all three opening stages today as he finds almost four seconds on Johnathan Helly on stage three.
1st. Lisandru Bertini: 5:06.280
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 5:10.200
3rd. Raphaël Giambi: 5:12.730
4th. Alexis Icardo: 5:13.200
5th. Jt Fisher: 5:13.920Overall After Stage 3:3:51 am PDT: Claire Chabbert Wins the U21 Women's Stage 3After winning stages one and two Lily Planquart has not started the third stage of the day. With the previous leader out fellow French racer Claire Chabbert took her first win of the day, pulling ahead of Emmy Lan by over two seconds.
1st. Claire Chabbert: 6:22.300
2nd. Emmy Lan: 6:24.370
3rd. Simona Kuchynkova: 6:26.720
4th. Lia Ladbrook: 6:30.080
5th. Sophie Riva: 6:37.150Overall After Stage 3:5:00 am PDT: Isabeau Coudurier Takes her 2nd Win of the Day on Stage 3Isabeau Coudurier is back at the front of the race as she finds around four seconds against Mélanie Pugin.
1st. Isabeau Coudurier: 5:45.960
2nd. Mélanie Pugin: 5:50.030
3rd. Gloria Scarsi: 5:50.130
4th. Morgane Charre: 5:50.750
5th. Barbora Vojta: 5:52.850Overall After Stage 3:5:26 am PDT: Alex Rudeau is Fastest Again on Stage 3Alex Rudeau is back at the front of the race as he finds 0.8 seconds on Jesse Melamed.
1st. Alex Rudeau: 4:58.730
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 4:59.530
3rd. Richie Rude: 5:03.420
4th. Zakarias Johansen: 5:05.480
5th. Matthew Walker: 5:05.750Overall After Stage 3: Stage 4Video: Charlie Murray
5:30 am PDT: French Riders go 1st, 2nd and 3rd on Stage 4 for the U21 MenAlexis Icardo leads a French rider domination on the fourth stage of the day. Alexis led by almost nine seconds.
1st. Alexis Icardo: 11:10.250
2nd. Lisandru Bertini: 11:19.030
3rd. Raphaël Giambi: 11:20.910
4th. Wei Tien Ho: 11:23.130
5th. Jack Piercy: 11:24.130Overall After Stage 4:5:40 am PDT: Emmy Lan Secures her First Stage Win on Stage 4Emmy Lan has struggled to find the winning speed today but on stage four she looks to be back on top form as she goes fastest by two seconds.
1st. Emmy Lan: 13:20.770
2nd. Lily Planquart: 13:22.850
3rd. Sophie Riva: 13:36.870
4th. Elly Hoskin: 13:55.870
5th. Lily Boucher: 13:57.220Overall After Stage 4:6:57 am PDT: Morgane Charre Scores a Big 7-Second Win in Stage 4It's another French rider on top as Morgane Charre leads on the fourth stage of the day.
1st. Morgane Charre: 12:25.750
2nd. Mélanie Pugin: 12:33.350
3rd. Isabeau Coudurier: 12:33.740
4th. Noga Korem: 12:41.660
5th. Gloria Scarsi: 12:44.520 Overall After Stage 4:7:20 am PDT: Matthew Walker Takes the Top Spot on Stage 4Matthew Walker leads Charlie Murray on the fourth stage of the day and takes the overall lead as Richie Rude drops to 3rd.
1st. Matthew Walker: 10:49.420
2nd. Charlie Murray: 10:53.410
3rd. Rhys Verner: 10:58.050
4th. Brady Stone: 11:02.820
5th. Alex Rudeau: 11:03.510Overall After Stage 4: Stage 5Video: Charlie Murray
6:32 am PDT: Sascha Kim Wins the Final Stage as Lisandru Bertini Takes the OverallSascha Kim comes across the line fastest on the final stage of the day. In the overall race standings, Lisandru Bertini wins by over 22 seconds.
1st. Sascha Kim: 3:32.430
2nd. Jack Piercy: 3:33.410
3rd. Lief Rodgers: 3:34.230
4th. Lisandru Bertini: 3:34.300
5th. Vojtech Klokocka: 3:35.2606:41 am PDT: Lily Planquart Takes Another Stage Win but Once Again Emmy Lan Secures the Race VictoryEmmy Lan is the race winner again in 2023 despite some tough competition.
1st. Lily Planquart: 4:27.300
2nd. Simona Kuchynkova: 4:32.570
3rd. Sophie Riva: 4:33.760
4th. Elly Hoskin: 4:34.950
5th. Emmy Lan: 4:35.1708:03 am PDT: Isabeau Courdurier Wins the Final Stage and the RaceIsabeau Courdurier takes another race win in 2023 as a final stage win puts her just ahead of Morgane Charre in the overall race standings.
1st. Isabeau Coudurier: 3:59.780
2nd. Mélanie Pugin: 4:04.020
3rd. Gloria Scarsi: 4:05.480
4th. Bex Baraona: 4:05.910
5th. Morgane Charre: 4:07.6107:20 am PDT: Matthew Walker Takes Another Stage Win as He Secures Victory at the Val Di Fassa Enduro World CupMatthew Walker wins both the final stage and the overall in today's racing.
1st. Matthew Walker: 3:22.590
2nd. Charlie Murray: 3:23.980
3rd. Richie Rude: 3:24.640
4th. José Borges: 3:26.230
5th. Alex Rudeau: 3:26.650
Full Results:
Elite Women:Elite Men:U21 Women:U21 Men:
Overall Standings:
Elite Women:Elite Men:U21 Women:U21 Men:
Pro skier sliding it into the 30s in Elite Men two rounds in a row is no joke
Must have been that Leogang Enduro/DH double that got him going.
Making up for Mister Ed being down and out.
Team overall: ucimtbworldseries.com/files/20331/vdft_team_standings.pdf
...and showing yet again #Tarmogotrobbed... (although I only noticed him due to the academy, to be honest, as did many others I guess - so it did benefit him after all)
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